Los Angeles Nanka Kyudo Kai Zen Archery dojo

2010 | Best Missing the Point

Kyudo, or Japanese archery, combines martial arts with the manners of evolved society. This naturally involves an enormous amount of control. In fact, the aim isn’t even always to hit the target. Shishou Rick Beal, a practitioner of the archery art, explains: “Japanese archery, or kyudo, as it is called in Japan, is often called Zen archery. I am a Zen monk. Kyudo for me is a form of Zen. Kyudo has always had a spiritual element, but this is more closely... More »